My good pal Naomi gifted me with the four books of Evangeline Walton’s telling of the Mabinogian. The fourth book was slower going but not because of anything in the book. Droopy eyelids on my part! I loved how she kept the feeling of a great mythic tale while fleshing out the original telling. I loved that I could pick up my classic translation of the Mabinogian and find exactly the place in the story. She made the characters, god-like as they were, very real. In between the dramas both large and small, were wonderful ideas, images and insights. Thanks Naomi! It’s going into my regular re-read list!
That leaves just one question: what to bump up to the top of the to-read pile? Could be the new Tolkiens or it could be one of the fairy books… how to choose?
